Quantum Consultant

at  Maxim Recruitment

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5 years minimum experience within a Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management background, preferably with a premium, major building or civil engineering contractor / subcontractor.
• Familiarity with claims and formal dispute proceedings. Experience in adjudication from start to finish would be desirable but not essential.
• Good knowledge of common contracts such as NEC and JCT & FIDIC
• Knowledge of relevant applications and technologies in the quantity surveying, commercial management industry, for example BCIS, Cost-X, CEMAR
• Strong report writing skills are essential and candidates who can demonstrate prior report writing evidence will be looked upon very positively.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management or a similar degree in construction
• Master’s degree in applicable construction specialism, highly preferable a construction law LLM or similar.
• Ideally MRICS, MInstCES or equivalent qualified or working towards Chartership (not essential).

• Assist with the preparation of claims for loss and expense and other contractual entitlements.
• Assist with the preparation of adjudication documentation.
• Review and assess contemporaneous project records to establish quantum associated with claims and/or disputes
• Quantum Forensic analysis of tender, contract, and claims documentation
• Be able to draft written reports, setting out process, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Support the drafting of detailed expert witness reports for use in formal dispute resolution proceedings
• Providing strategic advice at all stages of the construction life cycle
• Proactively manage cashflow.
• Actively contribute to business development and supporting colleagues with project deliverables
• Undertaking research and development of emerging industry related technologies as well as keeping up with the developments within own technical area of expertise
• Contribute to client meetings
• Acting as an ambassador championing the Contract Services delivered by the consultancy in the industry.